Full-day nursery in Openshaw, Manchester
Manchester Settlement
Manchester Settlement, 1328-1330 Ashton Old Road, MANCHESTER, M11 1JG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2010Reference EY408887Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places106 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Manchester Settlement, 1328-1330 Ashton Old Road, MANCHESTER, M11 1JG · More nurseries in M11
Stations
- Gorton8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Edge Lane (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Fairfield Road, Ashton Old Road and Melville Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Delamere Park4 min walk
- Lees Street Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Vine Street Park8 min walk
- Sandywell Millennium Green8 min walk
- Godfrey Ermen Playing Fields10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Manchester there are about 4.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Manchester Settlement is a full-day nursery at Manchester Settlement, 1328-1330 Ashton Old Road, MANCHESTER, M11 1JG, in Openshaw, Manchester. It is registered for 106 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester SettlementThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Clement's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Varna Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Fairfield Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Higher Openshaw Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Manchester Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St James' CofE Primary School Gorton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Manchester Settlement's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Manchester Settlement Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Manchester Settlement take?
Manchester Settlement is registered with Ofsted for up to 106 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Manchester Settlement?
Gorton is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Manchester Settlement?
You can call 0161 974 1300 and visit www.manchestersettlement.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY408887 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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